The BCS is awful.Every year this is said, and every year it becomes a more valid statement.I’m not going to make some corny joke about it being “BS” with a middle initial. We’ve heard them all, and none of them are funny. But really, the whole system needs an overhaul ASAP. What group of idiots keeps allowing this system to dictate who plays in what bowl?You’re probably thinking, “Oh, Brooks, you didn’t have an issue with it in 2003 when LSU edged out USC for a shot to play in the championship game,” but you would be wrong.That was one of the first mistakes in a long line of mistakes perpetrated by the system.  I’m probably the only dude in this town who thinks the Trojans would have defeated LSU handily. Look at the Trojans. They were sick that year on both sides of the ball, while LSU had a dominating defense but only a serviceable offense. I probably just lost three-fourths of my audience two sentences ago, but along I trudge. Fast forward to 2008, and the BCS is still giving teams the business.Texas and Boise State both have legitimate beefs this season, among others.The most egregious of the errors this season affects the Longhorns who will be sitting at home while Oklahoma and Missouri — two teams Texas already beat — will be playing for the Big 12 Championship.  In a three-way division tie, the Big 12 selects the team with the highest BCS ranking to represent the division in the title game. That in itself is dumb, but what makes it a BCS issue is the fact that Texas was sitting at No. 3 prior to last weekend, beat archrival Texas A&M by 40, but still got jumped by Oklahoma, which beat an overrated Oklahoma State team.The Cowboys lost to every good team they’ve played this season, and their signature win is against Missouri. They’re dirt, too. But somehow if an act of God occurs and Missouri beats Oklahoma, it would open up a can of worms with Texas potentially playing for the national title without even representing its division in the conference championship game. Boise State is getting screwed by the system, too. The Broncos are one of the only undefeated teams in the country, but they’ll be playing in the Poinsettia Bowl because the BCS will select mediocre teams as at-large selections. The Broncos are good — better than the alternatives, at least. They’ve dirt-rolled most of their opponents this season, but Utah, whose signature win is against an Oregon State team which just gave up 700 yards of offense to Oregon, is probably going to get an at-large bid instead. Ohio State will be another at-large selection instead of Boise State. That team got run out of the Coliseum by USC this season and had awful showings in its last two BCS bowls. It all comes down to money. Utah will travel better than Boise, so the more deserving Broncos get left out.Thanks to the BCS’s bowl tie-ins, football fans will have to suffer through some pretty awful bowls this season. Alabama vs. Utah in the Sugar Bowl? Tide roll by 30.USC vs. Penn State in the Rose? Trojans by 20.Cincinatti vs. Boston College in the Orange? Who gives a damn?Something needs to be done about the BCS so teams that deserve to play in good bowls do and as a football fan I can enjoy some prime-time matchups instead of beatdowns.—-Contact Johanathan Brooks at [email protected]